British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Categories: Building protection. Other | Accident and disaster control | Waterproofing

Overview: Responsible for the development and maintenance of standards for flood risk and river/watercourse engineering, together with integrated drainage strategies. Currently does not mirror any CEN or ISO Technical Committees.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (2)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 85xx	Guidance for organisations to develop drainage maintenance plans for non-sewerage flood risk assets. Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Accident and disaster control \| Building protection \| Waterproofing Proposal begins : 2021-03-30	Proposal
BS 85500	Flood resilient construction – Improving the flood performance of buildings - Guide Categories: Waterproofing \| Building protection. Other Comment resolution begins : 2024-09-30	Comment resolution

Published (6)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8582:2013	Code of practice for surface water management for development sites Categories: Waterproofing Published standard begins : 2013-11-28	Published standard
BS 85600:2017	Post-event flood assessments. Guidance on investigating flooding incidents Categories: Accident and disaster control Published standard begins : 2017-07-14	Published standard
BS 85500:2015	Flood resistant and resilient construction. Guide to improving the flood performance of buildings Categories: Waterproofing \| Building protection. Other Published standard begins : 2015-11-25	Published standard
BS 8533:2017	Assessing and managing flood risk in development. Code of practice Categories: Waterproofing Published standard begins : 2017-12-06	Published standard
BS 851188-2:2019+A1:2021	Flood resistance products. Perimeter barrier systems. Specification Categories: Building protection. Other Published standard begins : 2021-11-15	Published standard
BS 851188-1:2019+A1:2021	Flood resistance products. Building products. Specification Categories: Building protection. Other Published standard begins : 2021-11-15	Published standard

Withdrawn (3)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8533:2011	Assessing and managing flood risk in development. Code of practice Categories: Waterproofing Withdrawn begins : 2017-12-06	Withdrawn
BS 851188-2:2019	Flood resistance products. Perimeter barrier systems. Specification Categories: Building protection. Other Withdrawn begins : 2021-11-15	Withdrawn
BS 851188-1:2019	Flood resistance products. Building products. Specification Categories: Building protection. Other Withdrawn begins : 2021-11-15	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

A D A - Association of Drainage Authority
ADEPT
Committee Manager
D E F R A - Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Deputy Chair
Environment Agency
Future Water Association
Institution of Civil Engineers
Local Government Association
Loughs Agency
National Highways
S E P A -Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Water UK
Welsh Government

Liaisons with other committees

Individual Capacity - Flood Resilience Expert
Individual capacity – Flood risk management expert
Liaison - B/505
Liaison - B/505/22/P6
Liaison - CB/502
Liaison - CPI/113/1

BSI roles

Committee Chair
Editorial Project Manager

Standards Development

CB/501 - Flood risk & watercourses

Committee standards activity